Our industry creates values
RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
Chemical water pre-treatment allows to treat the same amount of wastewater with:
18% less energy required
25% less tank volume needed
32% more biogas production
RELIABILITY
Inorganic coagulants are pivotal for safe drinking water and efficient wastewater purification. They
are produced in Europe, thus ensuring a reliable local supply.
SAFETY
Coagulants are essential for protecting human health and improving environmental performance. INCOPA members are committed to the highest product quality and environmental standards in Europe.
COST-EFFICIENCY
Chemical water treatment is the most cost efficient and state of the art technology. Coagulant use represents only 0.5% of the total cost of water purification (0.5€ on 100€, per person per year).
CIRCULARITY
Our products contribute strongly to the Circular Economy.
Iron and aluminium coagulants’ raw materials are
mostly sourced from by-product streams, and therefore contribute to save virgin resources.
Latest News
Water treatment in Europe at high risk of disruption – letter to the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union
The rise of energy prices that hits energy-intensive sectors engenders
INCOPA supports more stringent phosphorus emission limits in urban wastewater, with low carbon footprint inorganic coagulants
As part of the revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD), t
Our key numbers
1 Billion EUR
The industry contributes 1 billion EUR to the European economy
80 Production units
In Europe, our members operate 80 production units and produce 4 million tonnes of coagulants
70% of our Raw Materials
70% of our raw materials are high quality by-products from other industries.
1st to use Chemical Purification
The first to use chemical purification were the Egyptians around 1500 BC
71% of the Global Population
In 2015, 71% of the global population
(5.2 billion people) used a safely managed drinking water service
4 Billion People
We estimate around 4 billion people have access to drinking water treated with coagulants.
Our members
